Regulation 4 Disqualification for appointmentI1

a person who within 5 years of the day his appointment would otherwise have taken effect has been convicted whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than 3 months without the option of a fine;

a person who is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order

a person who is the subject of a debt relief restrictions order;

a person who has been dismissed, otherwise than by reason of redundancy, from any paid employment with a health service body or a health and social services body;

a person whose tenure of office as chairman or as a member of a committee or sub-committee or a director of any public body, health service body F3(other than a clinical commissioning group) or health and social services body F4, or as the chair or a member of the governing body of a clinical commissioning group, has been terminated on the ground that –

a person who is employed by the Authority, the Northern Ireland Social Care Council^f1, the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council^f2 or any body exercising functions similar to those of the aforementioned bodies under legislation in force in the United Kingdom;

a person who is a chairman, member, director or employee of a health service bodyF5...or a health and social services body;

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a person whose application for registration under Part III of the Order, Parts II and III of the Registered Homes (Northern Ireland) Order 1992^f3, Part VIII of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f4, Part I of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001^f5, Part IV of the Care Standards Act 2000^f6 or Part I of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001^f7, has been refused, or

a person included in a list kept by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999^f8 (list of individuals considered unsuitable to work with children), section 81 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (list of individuals considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults), Article 1 of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003^f9 or a list kept by the Department under Article 3 or 35 of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003^f10;

any employed or self-employed health care professional or employees of health care professionals;

a person whose registration as a health care professional has been withdrawn or suspended;

he holds a paid appointment or office with a trade union which represents the interests of members who are employed by a health service body or a health and social services body;

any person who has financial or related interests which prejudice the exercise of his duties.

the date of conviction shall be deemed to be the date on which the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application with respect to the conviction expires or, if such an appeal or application is made, the date on which the appeal or application is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of its not being prosecuted; and

there shall be disregarded –

a medical practitioner or dental practitioner;

a nurse, midwife or health visitor registered in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001^f11;

a registered pharmacist;

an ophthalmic optician, other than a body corporate enrolled in the list kept under section 9 of the Opticians Act 1989^f12;

a person who is registered as a member of a profession to which the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960^f13 extends;

a fully registered osteopath as defined by section 41 of the Osteopaths Act 1993^f14; F9...

a fully registered chiropractor as defined by section 43 of the Chiropractors Act 1994^f15.

a person registered under the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024